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PhysicalScience8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Work | Occures when a force causes an object to move in the direction of the force |
| Joule | The unit used to express work in newton-meter |
| Power | The rate at which work is done |
| Watt | The unit used to express power |
| Machine | A device that helps make work easier by changing the size or direction of a force |
| Work Input | The work you can do on a machine |
| Work Output | The work done by a machine |
| Mechanical Advantage | Tells you how mant times the machine multiplies force; compares input force with out put force |
| Mechanical Efficiency | A comparison of a machines work output with the work input |
| Lever | A simple machine consisting of a bar that pivots at a fixed point |
| Inclined Plane | A simple machine that is a straight slanted surface |
| Wedge | A double inclined plane that moves, whened moved through a distance it applies force through an object |
| Screw | An inclined plane that is wrapped in a spiral |
| Wheel and Axle | A simple machine consisting of two circular objects of different sizes |
| Pulley | Simple machine consisting of a grooved wheel that holds a rope or a cable |
| Compound Machine | Machines that are made of two ro more simple machines |